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Political satire has been a part of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” since its premiere in 1975 with scandals, gaffes and elections providing plenty of content. However, Michaels, explaining the strategy behind tackling political news, says the show tends to parody larger stories such as Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s bridge scandal rather than specific policy battles.

“We’re doing more of that kind of thing than stuff about Benghazi or the new budget agreement,” Michaels said.

“The country has lost interest in it. I can’t tell you why. It’s no less important, but in some way you can’t do health care more than twice, at which point there’s just nothing left,” he added.